Category Archives: Forensic science misconduct

Forensics: Crime. Medicine. Unethical hepatitis B research funded by US government. In Africa. Just like the horrific Tuskegee syphilis experiment.

https://www.notus.org/health-science/cdc-controversial-study-west-africa-infant-hepatitis-b-vaccines

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Forensics: Medical examiner backtracks on shaken baby autopsy that sent Russell Maze to prison for life

Dr. Bruce Levy’s finding that shaken baby syndrome killed Russell Maze’s son, Alex, was critical in the Tennessee man’s murder conviction. Levy now says Maze is innocent. — Read on http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dr-bruce-levy-backtrack-shaken-baby-syndrome-russell-maze-prison-rcna248219

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Forensics: Cops hid DNA evidence. Tulsa to pay man wrongfully convicted of rape in 1991 $26.5 million

The Tulsa City Council on Wednesday approved paying $26.25 million to a man who spent more than two decades in prison for a rape he did not commit. — Read on http://www.oklahoman.com/story/news/courts/2025/11/13/tulsa-ok-paying-26-million-william-henry-jamerson-wrongful-conviction-rape/87251052007/

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Forensics: Annual Wrongful Conviction Summit increases awareness of inequalities in legal system

Hosted in the UMich Union, the event aimed to increase awareness of wrongful convictions and highlight inequalities in the legal system. — Read on http://www.michigandaily.com/news/government/annual-wrongful-conviction-summit-increases-awareness-of-inequalities-in-legal-system/

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Forensics: “Nearly perfect?”InvestigateTV+: State-contracted drug test lab under scrutiny for false positives

A drug testing lab under scrutiny for its results is still not performing a specialized test to minimize false positive concerns. — Read on http://www.kktv.com/2025/10/28/investigatetv-state-contracted-drug-test-lab-under-scrutiny-false-positives/

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Forensics: AI Created Junk About Telepathy, Aliens. An American Science Journal Published It

A wave of fake, AI-created research papers is a threat to science, truth, publishing, and universities. — Read on http://www.forbes.com/sites/dereknewton/2025/10/20/ai-created-junk-about-telepathy-aliens-an-american-science-journal-published-it/

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Forensics: Chicago DA Eileen O’Neill Burke sandbags wrongful conviction review in Cook County | Injustice Watch

Corrupt cops are the culprits once again. The DA calls them “bad apples.” State’s Attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke has allowed the Conviction Integrity Unit to shrink and made it more difficult for people to have their innocence claims investigated. — … Continue reading

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Forensics: Quackery personified. Im sure the WH will start its own science journal. Id call it “Science for Dummies.”

https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02080-1

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Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

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Forensics: Junk bitemark expert’s reign of terror leads to 9th case overturned. DA still demands execution.

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